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Stopping optimization, evolution, growth? Go outside and yell out, "Hey world, I'm good! You can stop evolving now, thanks!"

When people say a phrase like that it implies that it happens often, not that people don’t leave for other reasons.

Crypto's value is derived from its usefulness as a currency. It has many advantages over current fiat systems. You can expect if it's practical adoption expands then it's value wil…

A bitcoin is as real as anything else. It's ones and zeros stored in a distributed ledger on computers around the world. I'm sorry you're having trouble predicting the price, look …

How is that different from any other asset? One day it can be valuable, the next it might not. It doesn't change the fact that it is immutable.

When you put money into blackjack you're not buying an asset. A crypto coin is an asset that can be held. Just like a share of a company, or a dollar itself.

Wooo this is awesome! Robinhood gets it :) I already use Robinhood for trading, so this would be a one stop shop. Plus the fact that it integrates with TurboTax means there's zero …

Visual programming is also very popular among engineers. All kinds of test, automation, are monitoring systems are built using LabVIEW.

Being able to 'find all references' of a variable, do a safe global rename, and 'go to definition' saves an immense amount of time. Not to mention preventing tons of run-time bugs …

For Go and/or C# lambda support would it be worth even running the garbage collector, or just allocating a block of memory and cleaning it up when the function ends? Side note I th…

Yea sounds like you need all the CPU you can get. Good decision.

Different cryptos are not compatible with one another. And the value is each is determined by a myriad of intrinsic properties. At the moment I'd say LTC is the most attractive.

Keep in mind relatively we're still in the early days of crypto. Though it's not like fiat currencies are immune to crashes. Look at history.

History has shown us that relying 'prudence of a central banker' is a really bad idea. Eventually shit hits the fan and they go on a spree printing money. The huge advance crypto h…

'if people agreed it had value' - That is a big if, don't trivialize it. The value of a currency is dependent on a ton of the properties I listed above.

I pay my friends for drinks in crypto, they pay me (usually ltc, ether, or doge). It's quick and easy with a wallet on your phone like Jaxx. No venmo, no paypal, no bank account ne…

Tulips can be created by anyone with some dirt. Mineable crypto is super difficult to create yourself. Tulips are also hard to distinguish, difficult to transport, ephemeral. Under…

Mineable crypto is not fiat because it cannot be created or destroyed at will. That is what gives it value over a fiat currency. You don't have to worry about a central government …

If there were a bug found in a crypto currency, it could easily be worth zero the next day. The fact that the current blockchain design has withstood people trying to break it for …

Crypto is already being used as a currency. And governments have no ability to depreciate it. I don't know what will happen next, but that is the reality today. What I do know is a…

You make it sound like 'anything' could be a currency. When in reality finding a common medium of exchange is extremely difficult, and must meet a lot of the properties I listed ab…

Which one of these properties of cryptocurrency is imaginary? Coins cant be faked or duplicated No one can create them at will They can be transmitted quickly/globally with low fee…

What about the people who bought new phones because of performance issues?

What has been the most successful use of smart contracts so far?

It's not just fun, it's really practical. Every time I have to wait days to transfer money between Robinhood, my bank, exchanges, etc.. I'm reminded of the value of crypto currency…